TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (movie)

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (movie)

  • User score: 4
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Production companies: Multicom Entertainment Group
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/1/2004
  • Run time: 100 min.

Movie description

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The interviews accompany clips from groundbreaking shows and performances by entertainment pioneers that create a timeline of the portrayal of African Americans throughout TV history.

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Jonelle Allen

Jonelle Allen

Role(s): Self

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John Amos

John Amos

Role(s): (archive footage)

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Role(s): (archive footage)

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